Have you ever considered that marital distress can cause physical health problems? Well, it just so happens that a brand new study has shown just that. New research conducted at Ohio State University has shown that hostile marital relations can result in higher levels of inflammatory markers in the blood. So, what constitutes marital hostility? According to Kiecolt-Glaser et al. (2005), the hallmarks of marital distress include hostility, sarcasm, and withdrawal/disengagement